Crime & Safety
Suspect In Fatal Shooting At Large In Long Beach
Long Beach Police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a man just after midnight on Wednesday.
![Long Beach Police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a man just after midnight on Wednesday.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/26158341/20240508/073825/styles/patch_image/public/lbpd___08192031388.jpg)
LONG BEACH, CA — A 28-year-old man was shot and killed in Downtown Long Beach just after midnight on Wednesday, police said.
The Long Beach Police Department responded to the 800 block of Atlantic Avenue after the shooting was reported and discovered the victim, Tyrone Parks, with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite efforts to render medical aid, Parks was declared dead at the scene, police said.
The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived and the circumstances of the incident are still under investigation.
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Anyone who may have additional information about the crime was urged to contact Homicide Detectives Sean Magee or Juan Carlos Reyes at 562-570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 800-222-8477 or by going online at LACrimeStoppers.org.
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